Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Road

Talking about transport infrastructure, roads refers to deliberately constructed roads that connect settlements or other sites. it excludes streets/accessways within settlements and paths between settlements that develop through repeated use.   (See here)
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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable Definition
road The absence or presence of road for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Road Description   Edit
101
(Jenne-jeno II)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno II is assumed.
[50, 399]
unknown
None
102
(Jenne-jeno III)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno III is assumed.
[400, 899]
unknown
None
103
(Eastern Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Eastern Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[583, 630]
unknown
None
104
(Early Mongols)
Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed.
[1000, 1206]
absent
None
105
(Second Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Second Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[682, 744]
unknown
None
106
(Xianbei Confederation)
Full Year Range of Xianbei Confederation is assumed.
[100, 250]
unknown
None
107
(Late Xiongnu)
Full Year Range of Late Xiongnu is assumed.
[-60, 100]
unknown
None
108
(Xiongnu Imperial Confederation)
Full Year Range of Xiongnu Imperial Confederation is assumed.
[-209, -60]
unknown
None
109
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate II)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Early Intermediate II is assumed.
[500, 649]
unknown
None
110
(Early Wei Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Early Wei Dynasty is assumed.
[-445, -225]
present
None
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